Umbrella-support.



Nu. 694,888. Patented Mar. 4, I902.

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UMBRELLA SUPPORT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

- ANTON JOHN PFLUGER, OF BRILLION, \VISCONSIN.

UMBRELLA-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION- forming part'of Letters Patent No. 694,888, dated March 4, 1902.

Application filed August 21, 1901. Serial No. 72,738. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ANTON JOHN PFLUGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brillion, in the county of Calumet and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Holders for Bicycles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide an umbrella-holderfor bicycles which may readily be attached to the frame of a bicycle and is capable of being adjusted at various angles, backward or forward, and also per mits of adjusting the height of the umbrella to any position desired bythe operator; and

it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, to be fully set forth hereinafter,with reference to the accompanyin g drawings, and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device, showing it applied to the steering-head of a bicycle (the latter illustrated in dotted lines) and an umbrella of ordinary construction in position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail cross-section of the bicycleframe clip indicated-by the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4: are perspective views of the members of said frame-clip, and Fig. 5 is a cross-section on 1ine'5 '5 of Fig. 1 of one of the adjustable umbrella-clamps.

Referring by letters to'the drawings, A is a rod, of any suitable material, which is pivoted between two cars a c of a clip member B by a bolt 6, said bolt being provided with a thumb-nut c, by means of which the rod A is locked at any angle, backward or forward, which may be desired by the rider, the rod being enlarged and flattened where it is pivoted to presentas much surface as possible to the cars a a, so that when clamped up by the thumb-nut c it will by the friction of the several parts be prevented from slipping. The clip member Bhas a flat ear d and then springs out in a semicircle to form a socket d.-

and is again bent out straight to form the pivotear cathe other ear 0. being riveted at e e to the socket d. By this construction both ears or and a are flexible enough so that they may be drawn up tightly against the flattened end of the rod A. At the junction of the ear a with the socket CZ, a portion of the metal is cut out to form a strap f, which is slightly bent outward, thus forming apocket for the reception of a flat hook g, the inner surface of which is flush withthe inner surface of the car a, the book 9 being an extension of the other member 0 of the clip, which has a corresponding socket d? and fiat ear (1 and is also reinforced at h to add strength thereto.

By the above construction it is obvious that the clip can readily be placed either around the steering-head or reach-tube of a bicycle, the clip member B being first placed against thepart to be clamped. The hook gof the member 0 is then inserted into the strap f of member 33, and the ears d and d arebrought together and secured by a bolt 7; and thumb nut j, thereby firmly clamping tube of the bicycle.

The rcdA is provided with a pair of clamps D of similar construction and adjustable upon the former and as best illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. These clamps are-made in two parts E F, having corresponding jaws is Z and m n, respectively, the jaws it we clamping the rod A, while those marked Z n of said clamp encircle the handle G of an ordinary umbrella, and between said jaws are fiat bridge pieces 0 p, through which passes a bolt q and thumb-nut r, so that by tightening up the latter both umbrella-handle G and rod A are locked simultaneously. The parts E and F of clamps D are heldtogether by means of a slot 3 in an extension of the part F and a hook extension t in part E, fitting into said slot.

By the above construction it will be seen that the clamps D will hold the handle G of the umbrella at any elevation desired rigid with the rod A, together with the adjustment of the angle of the latter, it is possible for the rider of abicycle to protect himself with an umbrella as effectively asif held by him with v out in any way inconveniencing his freedom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an umbrella-holder for bicycles, a I

clip composed of two members secured to the frame thereof, ears projecting from one of said members,.a rod pivoted between the latter and adapted to be adjusted at various angles upon its pivot, a hook g projecting from the other member of clip and a pocket in the first member for the reception of the hook and 7 a clamping-bolt for securing the members to the frame of the bicycle, whereby when said bolt locks the two members upon the frame the hook g is simultaneously pressed against the pivoted rod and locks the same in its adj usted position substantially as set forth.

2. In an umbrella-holder for bicycles, a clip composedof two members secured to the frame'thereof, ears projecting from one of said members, a rod pivoted between said ears, a thumb-nut upon one end of, said pivot' whereby the rod is held at various adj usted' positions upon the former, a hook projecting from the other member of said clip, and a pocket in the first member for the reception ANTON JOHN PFLUGER.

\Vitnesses:

S. H. BARNARD, MICHAEL MILLER. 

